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Not a [[Deep Space Nine|Ferengi bartender]], nor a [[Quantum Physics|subatomic particle]], but a |
Not a [[Deep Space Nine|Ferengi bartender]], nor a [[Quantum Physics|subatomic particle]], but a 1977 sci-fi [[Parody Tropes|parody]] of ''[[Star Trek]]'' from ''[[Get Smart]]'' co-creator Buck Henry. '''''Quark''''' was basically the US version of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', only eleven years earlier and with only [[Too Good to Last|eight episodes]]. |
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The show was set on the ''United Galaxies Sanitation Patrol Cruiser'', a garbage scow working for the United Galaxies Space Station Perma 1. It regularly satirized ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', and ''[[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]''. The characters were: |
The show was set on the ''United Galaxies Sanitation Patrol Cruiser'', a garbage scow working for the United Galaxies Space Station Perma 1. It regularly satirized ''[[Star Trek]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', and ''[[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]]''. The characters were: |
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* '''Dink''': The [[Non-Human Sidekick]] for Otto, he was basically Cousin It from ''[[The Addams Family]]'' [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]]. |
* '''Dink''': The [[Non-Human Sidekick]] for Otto, he was basically Cousin It from ''[[The Addams Family]]'' [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]]. |
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* '''The Head''': The [[Bad Boss]] crossed with a giant [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|Rubber Forehead Alien]], Otto answered to him, and he frequently assigned Quark to bizarre jobs. |
* '''The Head''': The [[Bad Boss]] crossed with a giant [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|Rubber Forehead Alien]], Otto answered to him, and he frequently assigned Quark to bizarre jobs. |
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